Infant&#39;s garment



March 38, 1958 J. LUPHEN 293279948 INFANTS GARMENT Filed May 21, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet l INWNTOR MGUQHQ zap/m ATTORNEYS March 18, 1958 I J. LUPIEN 2, 2 fi INFANTS GARMENT Filed Ma 21, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR M917? 1 (ID/EN ATTORNEYS United States Patent 6 INFANTS GARMENT Jeanne Lupien, Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada Application May 21, 1956, Serial No. 586,026

Claims. (Cl. 128-134) The present invention relates to garments for infants and more particularly to a body enclosing jacket to be used when feeding a baby.

The general object of the present invention is the provision of a jacket for infants which will restrain the arm movements of the child so as to prevent the latter from spilling food while being fed.

A more specific object of the present invention is the provision of a sleeveles jacket which is adapted to completely surround and restrain the arms of the infant.

Another important object of the present invention is the provision of a jacket of the character described which is adjustable to the size of the wearer.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provision of a jacket of the character described having an inside flap adjusted to form a sleeve-like member for holding the arms of the baby inside the jacket.

Another important object of the present invention is the provision of a jacket of the character described which is easily and completely washable.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention will become more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the jacket;

Figure 2 is a rear view of the same;

Figure 3 is a rear view of the jacket shown in open position; and

Figure 4 is a cross-section along line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which like reference characters indicate like elements throughout, the jacket, according to the present invention, is preferably made of water-proof plastic sheet material so as to be easily washable and to protect the infants clothing against wet food.

The jacket comprises a front panel 1 and two back panels 2 which are adapted to be attached at the rear of the infant in overlapping position as shown in Figure 2. The back panels 2 are secured to the front panel 1 along curved lines of stitching 3 which are covered by a binding 4. The upper edge of the front panel 1 is curved and provided with a binding 5 and forms the neck encircling part of the jacket. A straight binding 6 is stitched to the lower edge of the panel 1 and is extended along the lower edges of the back panels 2 to form a continuous reinforcing strip. The front panel 1 and panels 2 are stitched to the binding 6 in such a manner so as to form a plurality of pleats 7 to provide ample room for the insertion of the infants arms within the jacket.

Two folded tapes 8 are secured to the edges of the front panel 1 adjacent the upper edge thereof by the stitching line 3 and are provided with buttons 9 serving to attach an absorbent bib A indicated in dot and dash line in Figure 1.

The binding 5 is extended along the upper edges of the back panels 2 and tapes 10 are secured to the ends of said binding 5 and serve, when tied, to attach the upper portions of said panels 2. Snap fasteners 11, 11 disposed along the lower edges of the panels 2 serve to attach the lower portion of said panels in adjustable overlapping position so as to fit the jacket around the infants waist according to the infants size.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4 it will be seen that a 2 flap 12 is disposed within the jacket. Said flap 12 has a substantially trapezoidal shape and is secured at its upper edge to the underface of the front panel 1, while its lower edge is free and may be detachably secured to the lower edge of the front panel by means of snap fasteners 13 and 13, this arrangement facilitates washing of the jacket.

More particularly, referring to Figure 4, the front panel 1 is made in two parts 1' and 1" which are stitched together along with the top edge of the flap 12 by the curved line of stitching 14. Said line of stitching is covered at the front face of the panel 1 by the binding 15.

The flap 12 together with the panel 1 forms a pocket in which the hands and forearms of the infant are inserted before the jacket is attached at the back of the infant.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the jacket, according to the present invention, completely encloses the body and arms of the wearer thereby restraining an infants arms and hands while eating.

While a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been illustrated and described, it is understood that various modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment for restraining the movement of an infant during feeding comprising a front panel having a bottom edge and a neck encircling top edge and side edges extending between said top and bottom edges, back panels secured continuously along the side edges of said front panel and extending from said top to said bottom edges of said front panel, means on the front panel to detachably secure a bib thereover, and means to detachably secure said back panels to each other at the free portions thereof, said garment having a length to extend from the neck down to the waist of the infant, the bottom edges of said front panel and of said rear panels being tightened around said waist when said garment is attached on said infant, so constructed and arranged that said garment, when in position on the infant, will completely enclose the body and arms of said infant.

2. A garment as claimed in claim 1, further including a flap disposed inside of said garment and secured thereto and forming a pocket or sleeve for the insertion of the hands and forearms of the infant.

3. A garment as claimed in claim 2, wherein said flap has a curved upper edge permanently secured to the underface of said front panel and a lower edge detachably secured to the lower edge of said front panel thus leaving free side edges through which the forearms of the infant may be inserted between said flap and said panel.

4. A garment as claimed in claim 3, further including snap fastener means along the bottom edge of said back panels to adjustably attach the back panels in overlapping position at the back of the infant and tape means extending from the top edge of said back panels and adapted to be tied together.

5. A garment as claimed in claim 3, wherein said front panel is made of two portions stitched along a curved line, the line of stitching of said two portions serving to secure the top curved edge of said flap to said front panel.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,156,381 Thayer Oct. 12, 1912 1,370,009 Ehrenberg Mar. 1, 1921 2,030,091 Behringer Feb. 11, 1936 2,521,609 Segerman Sept. 5, 1950 

